Author: News Desk

Saudi Arabia : Algerian security forces arrested a person suspected of threatening to bomb Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Algiers. Saudi Arabia’s embassy said it had received a phone call on Wednesday evening from a person who directly threatened to blow up its headquarters. The embassy then notified Algerian authorities who were able to identify and arrest the suspect.

Turkey : Two men and a 14-year-old boy were rescued after 10 days beneath the rubble in Turkey, the country’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted. The teenager Osman was pulled out at the “260th hour after intense efforts”, Mr Koca wrote, posting a photo of the boy with his eyes open on a stretcher wearing what appeared to be an oxygen mask and surrounded by medical crew.

Turkey : An unusually quiet parakeet’s tweets startled a Turkish family awake in time to flee their home minutes before the ground began to shake in Pazarcik, epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Turkey before dawn on February 6. “Half an hour before the earthquake, it made a strange noise at night, when the light was not on. It was flapping its wings and jumping from place to place in the cage,” Mustafa Cimen, 17, told state news agency Anadolu. The noise woke the family from their sleep, so they were were able to race for the door once the tremors…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Decree No. (18) of 2023 appointing a chief executive of the National Center for Financial Investigation at the Ministry of Interior, based on the proposal of the Minister of Interior, and after the approval of the Cabinet, in which it was stated: Article 1: Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa is appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for Financial Intelligence at the Ministry of Interior. Article 2: The Minister of Interior shall implement the provisions of this decree, which becomes effective upon its…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Decree No. (21) of 2023 appointing an assistant undersecretary in the Ministry of Health, based on the proposal of the Minister of Health, and after the approval of the Cabinet, in which it says: Article 1: Dr. Ijlal Faisal Ali Al-Alawi is appointed as Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health at the Ministry of Health. Article 2: The Minister of Health  shall implement the provisions of this decree, which becomes effective upon its issuance and will be published in the Official Gazette.

Manama : The renovated Abdullah Kanoo Pediatric Oncology Unit has been inaugurated opened at the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) under the patronage of Supreme Council for Health (SCH) President Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa. The Government Hospitals reopened the revamped facility, in cooperation with THE Smile Initiative, a Bahrain Future Society for Youth programme that provides psycho-social support to children with cancer and their parents in Bahrain. The opening ceremony was also attended by Government Hospitals Board of Trustees’ Chairman Shaikh Hesham bin Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Ansari, Bahrain Future…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Decree No. (22) of 2023 appointing a member of the Future Generations Reserve Board, based on the proposal of the Minister of Finance and National Economy, and after the approval of the Cabinet, in which it says: Article 1: Nabil Saleh Abdel-Aal is appointed as a member of the Future Generations Reserve Board, replacing Tariq Ahmed Al-Samaheeji. Article 2: The Minister of Finance and National Economy shall implement the provisions of this decree, which becomes effective upon its issuance and will be published in the Official Gazette.

Washington : Doctors declared U.S. President Joe Biden, 80, healthy and “fit for duty”, reports Reuters. “The president remains fit for duty, and fully executes all of his responsibilities without any exemptions or accommodations,” White House physician Kevin O’Connor said in a summary of the health exam. Biden’s three-hour session with doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in the Washington suburb of Bethesda, Maryland, was his second extensive exam since taking office in January 2021.

Manama :His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Decree No. (17) of 2023 amending Article (1) of Decree No. (61) of 2021 establishing the General Authority for Sports, based on a proposal by the Prime Minister And after the approval of the Cabinet, it was stated: Article 1: The Minister’s definition contained in Article (1) of Decree No. (61) of 2021 establishing the General Sports Authority for Sports shall be replaced with the following definition: Minister: “Minister concerned with youth affairs”. Article 2: The Prime Minister, and ministers, each in their capacity, shall implement the provisions of…

Manama: His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Economic Development Board (EDB), today received the President of Hungary, HE Katalin Novák, at the EDB’s headquarters in Bahrain Bay. His Royal Highness welcomed HE Novák and the accompanying delegation to the Kingdom of Bahrain, commending the bilateral relations between the two countries and their continuous growth. His Royal Highness affirmed the Kingdom’s commitment to strengthening cooperation and coordination with Hungary, highlighting the importance of further developing bilateral ties to achieve joint aspirations, which benefit the people of both countries. His…